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Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Ipil Monica Baski

An Indian student expresses her concern about global heating

In Kolkata and elsewhere, the ecological problems are already huge. The climate crisis is exacerbating poverty and inequality.

Schools
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Formal education must be of practical relevance

Higher school enrolment in Africa is leading to new challenges

Relevant statistics
Jedida Oneko

Power in numbers

Kenyan women's rights activists base campaigns on statististics

Reliable Data
Walter Wafula

“Uganda stands out in Africa”

Uganda's statistical office stands out in Africa

Tillmann Elliesen

Cooperation by the World Bank and IMF assessed

Cooperation by the World Bank and IMF assessed

Interview with Paul Romer
Paul Romer

“Give poor people a choice”

Paul Romer's vision is to found new, well-run cities for millions of people

Financial inclusion
Laura Ceresna

Banking the rural poor

Financial services have yet to reach the rural masses in India’s Karnataka

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Give them a chance

Give young people the chances they deserve

Youth
Adelheid Schultze

Work brings security

Employment is a route to political stability in fragile states

Natural resources
Susanne Giese

The oil curse

African scholars consider alternatives to the „oil curse“

Labour market
Kevin Hempel

Don’t bank on self-employment

Don’t force young people into self-employment

Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
An Indian student expresses her concern about global heating
Biogas innovation: Clean energy and fertiliser for Malawi’s farmers
Why we believe in our Digital Monthly
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy
Voodoo allows a holistic view of the cosmos
Brazil’s colonial legacies and current challenges

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy
Voodoo allows a holistic view of the cosmos
Brazil’s colonial legacies and current challenges